An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Spange

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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Friedrich Kluge2510071An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — Spange1891John Francis Davis

​ Spange, f., ‘clasp, buckle, bracelet,’ from the equiv. MidHG. spange; OHG. spanga, f.; a common Teut. term; comp. OIc. spǫng, AS. spange, ‘clasp’ (to which E. spangle, prop. a diminutive, is allied), Du. spang. Its early history is obscure.

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